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Unrestrained: Inside L.A. County's system for issuing and enforcing restraining orders

County issues and enforces restraining orders, finding a system that advocates and victims say is deeply flawed.

Unrestrained: Inside L.A. County's system for issuing and enforcing restraining orders

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County issues and enforces restraining orders, finding a system that advocates and victims say is deeply flawed.

The Times investigated how L.A. County issues and enforces restraining orders, finding a system that advocates and victims say is deeply flawed.

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County issues and enforces restraining orders, finding a system that advocates and victims say is deeply flawed.

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